Example sentences of "[vb base] off [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the X-rays knock off chlorine atoms one after another until there are only VOC-like compounds left , which are finally destroyed . |
| 2 | Markets shrug off rise in inflation |
| 3 | If at any point they lose the scent they fly in zig-zags from side to side until they catch it again , and then fly off upwind again . |
| 4 | When you buff off surface dead-skin cells , your skin often looks cleaner and healthier — probably because of blood rushing to the surface . |
| 5 | Wash off cuticle remover . |
| 6 | Red berries in late summer ; comes readily from seed , so as berries are ripening , wash off pulp and sow immediately in cold frame . |
| 7 | We let off steam in graffiti , vandalism and football hooliganism . |
| 8 | I think if you feel like that , the great thing is to go and punch a cushion — let off steam somehow or other But , if possible , do n't let it off on your carer ! |
| 9 | Queer how it gets us , all women and no men , the way we let off steam , like being back at school again , lifting up people 's skirts in the cloakroom . |
| 10 | Most just let off steam by shouting and screaming , but one in five admitted to lashing out . |
| 11 | As there was no established pattern of dancing attached to ‘ trad ’ they let off steam by inventing their own steps , often with wild abandon . |
| 12 | In a US property , a guest let off steam to the bartender because his room was not ready and it was already late . |
| 13 | The Burtons let off part of the house and lived in the rest . |
| 14 | I have to say that each morning when I walk off platform 16 , I invariably see five or six BR employees hanging around doing nothing in particular . |
| 15 | If it 's off then I just walk off stage and go ‘ Eeyaahh ! ’ and that 's it . |
| 16 | Do n't pull strips straight up or you may irritate skin and break off hair . |
| 17 | As soon as any of their number is reduced to half Wounds or below , they must all make successful Ld tests or break off combat and flee back to their cave . |
| 18 | Break off yarn at the end . |
| 19 | In the meantime the Slovenian government had on July 17 cut off electricity to five military bases as a protest . |
| 20 | Avalanches in the French Alps cut off ski resorts on Feb. 14-15 ; on Feb. 26-28 storms broke sea defences in Towyn , north Wales , and in Lemwig , Denmark ; high tide levels in the Netherlands were the highest for 37 years ; and the Thames barrier was raised to prevent flooding in London . |
| 21 | This impetus was centred around an urban renewal policy that — along with explicitly segregationist policies in federal public housing — cut off minority communities , displaced large sections of these communities and concentrated them between expressways , office complexes , stadiums and civic centers . |
| 22 | However , in patients with hyperglobulinaemia and low optical readings ( signal:control cut off ratio <2 ) a positive result should be confirmed by a second generation recombinant immunoblot assay , which uses four antigens ( 5–1–1 , c-100–3 , c33c , and c22–3 ) . |
| 23 | ( 4 ) From point 2 cut off side lengths to form polygon . |
| 24 | The Humber has been a barrier which cut off trade to the south . |
| 25 | Cut off wool . |
| 26 | Cut off wool . |
| 27 | Carefully spoon the chocolate over the truffles or spear with a cocktail stick and quickly dip into the chocolate ; shake off excess then carefully place on nonstick baking parchment . |
| 28 | Colour is a useful tool to achieving a particular atmosphere : dark colours — shades of rust , deep green , the earth colours , and dark woods — create a warm , inviting atmosphere and show off food well . |
| 29 | Off with the nightie , on with those jeans ( OK , do n't bother fastening them just yet ) , pop your baby in the brand-new car seat , and zoom off home with proud daddy . |
| 30 | Thus the government announced sweeping increases in taxes and cuts in the public sector ; it aimed to scrap all the remaining state subsidies , sell off state assets , and fire about 80,000 workers ( a small proportion of public employees ) . |